Enid

See also: enid

English

Etymology

From Middle Welsh eneit (“spirit, life”), from Proto-Celtic *ana-ti̯o-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Cognate with Gaulish anatia (“souls”) attested on the Larzac tablet, see also the modern Welsh anadl (“breath, wind”).[1] Alternatively Enid may be derived from Enaid or Enit meaning "woodlark".[2]

Proper noun

Enid

  1. A female given name of Welsh origin and obscure meaning.
  2. A city in Oklahoma, USA, and the county seat of Garfield County; see Wikipedia:Enid, Oklahoma

References
  1. “Enid” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
  2. 1958-, Pickering, David, (2009) The Penguin book of baby names‎, London: Penguin, →ISBN, OCLC 680052717

Anagrams

Welsh

Proper noun

Enid

  1. (mythology) Enide, the long-suffering wife of Geraint in Arthurian romance.
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